Adam Woodward KEANE play Marbella on Sunday July 7. The English piano-driven four-piece from East Sussex celebrate 20 years since their 2004 breakthrough album, ‘Hopes and Fears’. Tom Chaplin, Tim Rice-Oxley, Richard Hughes and Jesse Quin, return to Spain after five years to dazzle fans with classics like ‘Somewhere Only We Know’, ‘This Is The Last Time’, and ‘Bend and Break’. Their debut album, Hopes and Fears, won ‘British Album of the Year’ at the Brit Awards in 2005, along with ‘Best British Breakthrough Act’. Both their first and second albums entered the UK charts at number 1. In 2008, Hopes and Fears and ‘Under the Iron Sea’, reached #13 and #8 respecti-
vely, and were voted among the best British albums ever by readers of Q Magazine. They joined the Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead as the only other artists ever having achieved two top20 albums simultaneously. Friends from their school days, Rice-Oxley and Hughes started out as a covers band with Dominic Scott and were noticed by Chris Martin who was forming Coldplay. Martin is said to have invited Rice-Oxley to join his band, but Rice-Oxley could feel where Keane was destined. Keane are back on stage and in their element for the first time in five years. They play the Starlite Festival in Marbella on Sunday July 7. Ticket prices range from €37 up to €312. https:// starlitefestival.com/en/eventoconcier to/keane-en/
Hawaiian Night
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ALOHA Hawaiian night at the Green Label restaurant and lounge at El Chaparral Golf where the dress code is . . . colourful. On Saturday July 20, the Green Label restaurant and lounge at El Chaparral Golf is hosting a Hawaiian Night. Be welcomed with a Hawaiian punch or cava, followed by a sumptuous three-course dinner with all the flavours of the north Polynesian isles. Price per person is €55 and it starts at 7.30pm. The Hawaiian-themed cuisine offers options including tuna tartar with kiwi, mango and oyster sauce, a Hawaiian salad with pineapple, prawns and a cilantro vinaigrette, chicken skewers with pineapple, grilled salmon with citrus butter, or the vegan option of
roasted pineapple and zucchini timbale, all topped off by delicious desserts including white chocolate and coconut semifreddo, or vanilla semisphere stuffed with caramelised pineapple. Wine, beer and soft drinks are included in the price. Accompanying the cuisine, the vocally versatile and highly-praised Costa del Sol-based singer, Paige Lefley entertaining diners at this top golfing venue. The Mai Tais and Hawaiian Margaritas, the taste of the South Pacific, and all combined with the romantic setting of the Green Label restaurant should make for a fun night to remember. Book a table by calling The Green Label restaurant on: 952 493 947. The restaurant is located in Urb. El Chaparral, Malaga.
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